Граф Монте-Крісто

The Will.

           Thefirstnotaryhandedovereachnote,asheexaminedit,tohiscolleague.

           ThetotalamountwasfoundtobeasM.Noirtierhadstated."Itisallashehassaid;itisveryevidentthatthemindstillretainsitsfullforceandvigor."Then,turningtowardstheparalytic,hesaid,"Youpossess,then,900,000.francsofcapital,which,accordingtothemannerinwhichyouhaveinvestedit,oughttobringinanincomeofabout40,000livres?"

           "Yes."

           "Towhomdoyoudesiretoleavethisfortune?"

           "Oh,"saidMadamedeVillefort,"thereisnotmuchdoubtonthatsubject.M.Noirtiertenderlyloveshisgranddaughter,MademoiselledeVillefort;itisshewhohasnursedandtendedhimforsixyears,andhas,byherdevotedattention,fullysecuredtheaffection,Ihadalmostsaidthegratitude,ofhergrandfather,anditisbutjustthatsheshouldreapthefruitofherdevotion."TheeyeofNoirtierclearlyshowedbyitsexpressionthathewasnotdeceivedbythefalseassentgivenbyMadamedeVillefort’swordsandmannertothemotiveswhichshesupposedhimtoentertain."Isit,then,toMademoiselleValentinedeVillefortthatyouleavethese900,000francs?"demandedthenotary,thinkinghehadonlytoinsertthisclause,butwaitingfirstfortheassentofNoirtier,whichitwasnecessaryshouldbegivenbeforeallthewitnessesofthissingularscene.

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